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Since Nothing Else Important Going on in World, Congress Takes on Hip-Hop
We've covered Al Sharpton's protests against sexism and violence in hip-hop, as well as the movement against homophobia and violence in reggae lyrics. Some of us may have also posted a hip-hop video here whose cheeky references to pregnancy some found offensive.
Well, the government is here to straighten this mess out. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) announced today that Congress will hold a hearing later this month regarding media "stereotypes and degradation" of women, focusing on hip-hop lyrics and videos.
Continue reading on the Mother Jones arts/culture blog, The Riff.
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Congress has been publicly wringing it's hands over music since the 1950s.
Too bad Zappa's no longer available to tell Congress what it ought to hear (not that any CongressCreep involved in these hearings is about to listen to anything that's not coming out of Their OWN Mouths...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc
If you don't like it...don't listen.
Posted by: Nate on 09/05/07 at 8:24 PM Respond
Nothing better to do? Must be bored with baseball. The Bonds circus is pretty much over, so... On to the next distraction.
Posted by: dan on 09/06/07 at 6:46 AM Respond
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Posted by: gvc on 09/05/07 at 12:06 PM Respond